Haydn Gwynne, Anna Skellern and Jerome Pradon also appear in the production, which is directed by Bartlett Sher and written by David Yazbek and Jeffrey Lane – the writing team behind Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown begins previews on December 16, with press night on January 12, 2015.

It is produced in the West End by Howard Panter for Ambassador Theatre Group.

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